June 26, 2017, the ultimate legal authority in the country, The United States Supreme Court, has ruled. I don’t know every single one of the intricate aspects of this Administration’s Executive Order on Immigration.
What I do know is this:
- December 2015 – 217(a)(12) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12) – President Obama placed restrictions for on certain travelers who had visited Iran, Iraq, Sudan, or Syria on or after March 1, 2011. In Feb 2016, he added Libya, Somalia, and Yemen to the list, trying to address “the growing threat from foreign terrorist fighters.”
- This list of countries matches exactly the countries named in the current Executive Order.
- The Obama restrictions took place without public outrage & protests, without screams of racism, without lawsuits, without the Press and the Left excoriating the President, and without any of the general hysteria we see today.
These are not three of my opinions, these are irrefutable facts. Sadly, these days one can be denigrated as being racist, bigoted, xenophobic, uncaring and even un-American simply for stating relevant facts. THAT is a big problem in America today, we can’t even have rational, fact-based discussion when it involves divergent views.
I’ve just listened to yet another leftist do-gooder venting their self-righteous indignation about the “Muslim” travel ban, and how it constitutes “bigoted, religious persecution by a white-supremacist society.”
With all due respect, if you make the “Muslim” or “religious” claim, you have absolutely NO credibility, NONE!!!
Once again, I’m a data guy, and given the choice of facts vs feelings, I’ll take facts: There are about 50 Muslim-majority countries in the world. The six most-populous countries contain more than half (53%) of the entire world’s Muslim population. They are (in order): Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria & Egypt. Well Mr. Do-Gooder, remind me again, which of these Muslim countries is included in the Executive Order (your “Muslim” travel ban list)?
I’m waiting…
Yeah, that’s what I thought. So please tell me again (this time without all of the hyperbole and emotion-based rhetoric) how this is a religiously-motivated action against Muslims?
You want to peacefully protest, fine. You want to passionately exercise your First Amendment rights and respectfully debate a difference of opinion, also fine. But in the interest of intellectual honesty, and perhaps even doing genuine “good,” do us all a favor, and at the very least, get your g**d*** facts straight!!!!!
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